Eating With Wisdom

07/21/2023

From the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, August 2020:

"Conclusions

The long-standing bias against foods rich in saturated fats should be replaced with a view toward recommending diets consisting of healthy foods. What steps could shift the bias? We suggest the following measures: 1) enhance the public’s understanding that many foods (e.g., whole-fat dairy) that play an important role in meeting dietary and nutritional recommendations may also be rich in saturated fats; 2) make the public aware that low-carbohydrate diets high in saturated fat, which are popular for managing body weight, may also improve metabolic disease endpoints in some individuals, but emphasize that health effects of dietary carbohydrate—just like those of saturated fat—depend on the amount, type and quality of carbohydrate, food sources, degree of processing, etc.; 3) shift focus from the current paradigm that emphasizes the saturated fat content of foods as key for health to one that centers on specific traditional foods, so that nutritionists, dietitians, and the public can easily identify healthful sources of saturated fats; and 4) encourage committees in charge of making macronutrient-based recommendations to translate those recommendations into appropriate, culturally sensitive dietary patterns tailored to different populations."

https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.05.077

06/09/2022

Medical Cannabis Is Nothing New –

Since the dawn of time humans have used plant-based medicines for healing, and historical records tell us that cannabis has been used as medicine for five thousand years. Unlike us, early humans co-existed with nature and revered the Earth Mother and all she provided them. Cannabis was something other-worldly, a plant with nearly magical healing properties, and it was cherished as a gift from the gods. While few people these days respect nature as it once was, we are at least discovering more and more about how powerful cannabis is for treating our health problems naturally, and many are turning to it as their choice of medicine.

Of course, we now know that the healing properties of cannabis are not magical, but they are certainly considered miraculous for those who have found relief after suffering for years with chronic conditions. Cannabis has been shown to help with arthritis, fibromyalgia, diabetes, alcoholism, MS, chronic pain, schizophrenia, PTSD, depression, antibiotic-resistant infections, epilepsy, and other neurological disorders. CBD has also shown great results in protecting the brain and nervous system and has powerful cancer-fighting abilities.

These healing properties come from the cannabinoids, terpenes, and phenols each plant contains. Every cannabis strain has unique amounts and ratios of these in their genetic makeup. However, the way each is grown, harvested and processed also affects the content of the finished product, making it difficult to accurately predict how it will work for each individual. Depending on their individual needs and physiology, each person reacts differently to each component, making cannabis more of a personally chosen treatment plan than a simple medical protocol.

Cannabinoids and the Endocannabinoid System –

Unknown until 25 years ago, we have within us an endocannabinoid system (endo meaning internal) that processes cannabinoids through two different receptors. CB1 receptors are mainly located in the nervous system, connective tissues, glands and organs. CB2 receptors are primarily found in the immune system, spleen, liver, heart, kidneys, bones, blood vessels, lymph cells, endocrine glands, and reproductive organs.

As you might imagine, the CB1 and CB2 receptors have very different functions, and the endocannabinoid system (ECS) has far-reaching effects within the body. The ECS is the largest self-regulating system in our bodies and controls all other body systems, working constantly to achieve homeostasis, which is maintaining complete balance within our bodies. The ECS regulates such functions as mood, sleep, appetite, hormone regulation, blood pressure, body temperature, and pain and immune response. Cannabinoids work within your body through the actions of the ECS, working to naturally balance deficiencies throughout the body, which is why it seems to be able to heal many chronic conditions. A chronic condition is usually the result of long-term deficiencies and medical use of cannabis is the safest and most effective way to reduce your symptoms and bring your body back to balance.

Although few people know this, our bodies make their own cannabinoids, which are chemicals that send signals through our ECS creating various responses. These are called “endogenous” cannabinoids, and when we have deep feelings of bliss, peace or well-being this is the process creates it. The Hindus called it “Ananda”, the Sanskrit word for bliss, and it is scientifically known as anandamide. Spiritual meditation, holding your new-born baby, or watching a glorious sunset all bring about these feelings, and those are your own cannabinoids at work.

Mimicking this action, the plant-based cannabinoids in cannabis flood the ECS with the same chemical signals, and each cannabinoid in cannabis has a different target causing a slightly different effect on our neurochemistry as a result. With over 100 known cannabinoids contained in cannabis, these effects are far-reaching, and the science is so new that we are just now finding out the many things they can do. The two most well-known cannabinoids are THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (cannabidiol), but others showing medical properties are THC-A, THC-V, CBD-A, CBC, CBN and CBG.

Ground-breaking research is now revealing the impact the endocannabinoid system has on our overall health. It has been called the biggest scientific discovery of the past century by leading cannabis researchers, and by those in the medical profession who are just now becoming enlightened about this previously unknown internal mechanism.

For all the details, read the full article on full-spectrum cannabis oils on my website here http://eatingwithwisdom.com/full-spectrum-oil-vs-cbd-isolate-a-fact-based-report/. Feel free to contact me with any questions...

Medical Cannabis Is Nothing New – Since the dawn of time humans have used plant-based medicines for healing, and historical records tell us that cannabis has been used as medicine for five thousand years. [1] The early Chinese, Ayurvedic, and Egyptian practitioners used it to treat rheumatism, anx...

05/18/2022

CBD works within your body through the actions of the Endocannabinoid system (ECS). First discovered in the late 1980’s, the ECS regulates the body’s homeostasis, or general state of balance. The ECS regulates such functions as mood, sleep, appetite, hormone regulation, and pain and immune response. CBD works to naturally balance deficiencies throughout the body which is why it seems to be able to heal many chronic conditions. A chronic condition is usually the result of long-term deficiencies and CBD is the safest and most effective way to reduce your symptoms and bring your body back to balance.

Clinical research shows that CBD can treat a wide range of conditions, including arthritis, diabetes, alcoholism, MS, chronic pain, schizophrenia, PTSD, depression, antibiotic-resistant infections, epilepsy, and other neurological disorders. CBD has shown great results in protecting the brain and nervous system, and has powerful cancer-fighting abilities. Recent evidence suggests that CBD is safe even at high doses with no adverse side effects.

Dr. Donald Abrams, chief of hematology-oncology at San Francisco General Hospital and a professor of clinical medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, has a very logical approach on prescribing cannabis to his clients. He simply states, “Why would I write six different prescriptions, all of which may interact with each other, when I could just recommend one medicine?”

Sounds like he’s on the right track to me…

The Healing Power of Cannabidiol, AKA CBD… Cannabis, 5000 Years of Recorded History – History has revealed that cannabis has been used for medicinal purposes for nearly 5000 years, and twice that long as a food source, textiles and for durable building materials. The oldest therapeutic reference...

03/09/2021

It's important to have your immune system working at peak efficiency at all times, regardless of whether the threat is a strain of Coronavirus or some other pathogen, or even more insidious cancerous cells. It is certainly a good idea to protect yourself from all these with broad-based immune support. The best defence is a strong offence, and nothing does that better than Beta Glucan.

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02/07/2021

Another example of how to tell a lie big enough and long enough that is becomes ingrained as truth. And of course, brought to you by the same pharmaceutical marketing machine that are telling the Covid-19 story...

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02/04/2021

More and more evidence comes out daily that the low-carb/high-fat diet (LCHF) works to balance insulin levels and reverse Type 2 diabetes...

Calling all GPs...there is a proven dietary approach to potentially put into remission the dietary disease that is type 2 diabetes. It’s reassuring to see that low carb is now an acceptable, indeed desirable, option for patients with metabolic disorders. Thank you to co-author Dr Liz Fraser and to Australian Doctor for publishing this important piece. Read more on page 10...
https://view.joomag.com/australian-doctor/M0324123001495687975?fbclid=IwAR37l_DmDj-j65IYYRC6d6ja23LqmJN8eZdUe6i4Xkow5p91RShpYQtXDa4

01/31/2021

By request, here is my recipe for bone broth...

http://eatingwithwisdom.com/beef-bone-broth/

  Print Beef Bone Broth Prep Time: 1 hour / Cooking Time: 24-72 hours Course: Soup Cuisine: American Ingredients 4 pounds beef bones preferably a mix of knuckle and marrow bones 1/4 - 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice or apple cider vinegar 4 quarts of clean cold water as in no chemicals or treatment agent...

01/31/2021

It's great weather to get a batch of bone broth simmering for a couple days. Bone broth is one of the best foods for gut health and for healing leaky gut, a cause of many health issues. It was the mainstay in the diet of our ancestors, and for good reason. They knew the value of good broth, knowledge that has been mostly lost over the years. Luckily, there are still some of us that carry on these traditions. BTW... it smells awesome in here...

01/30/2021

PubMed document - Vitamin D for influenza, 2015

"A colleague of mine and I have introduced vitamin D at doses that have achieved greater than 100 nmol/L in most of our patients for the past number of years, and we now see very few patients in our clinics with the flu or influenza-like illness. In those patients who do have influenza, we have treated them with the vitamin D hammer, as coined by my colleague. This is a 1-time 50 000 IU dose of vitamin D3 or 10 000 IU 3 times daily for 2 to 3 days. The results are dramatic, with complete resolution of symptoms in 48 to 72 hours. One-time doses of vitamin D at this level have been used safely and have never been shown to be toxic.8 We urgently need a study of this intervention. The cost of vitamin D is about a penny for 1000 IU, so this treatment costs less than a dollar."

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4463890/...

I thank Dr Korownyk and colleagues for their interesting review on the neuraminidase inhibitors.1 Having spent some time looking at the reviews on these drugs myself, I agree that they are not very useful and the risk of causing harm is greater than the purported benefit. I no longer use them in my....

12/26/2020

In this video, Dr. Moran explains how half os us may already be immune to Covid-19

12/20/2020

As a holistic practitioner, I always look for a natural method to deal with illness and dis-ease. It has served me well these past 14 years since my diagnosis of "incurable" Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

However, when faced with a threat from unknown viruses and bacteria our bodies sometimes can't adjust fast enough for natural remedies to work on their own without assistance from more powerful drug interventions. In the case of Covid-19, this is proving to be the case for those that have suffered the worst effects. In cases like this, I then look for the most effective drug intervention and turn to those researching what works best. It turns out that doctors all around the world have found what they're calling "a wonder drug" for protection against, and treatment of Covid-19. What they've found is amazing...

Ivermectin – Clinical Data

Widely used for 45 years as an anti-parasitic medicine with known anti-viral and anti-inflammatory properties, Ivermectin is a well-known drug with a solid safety record. Due to its safety and efficacy, it has been included on the WHO’s “List of Essential Medicines.” Believing it could also be a viable treatment for SARS Cov-2, the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC) has been working since March of 2020 with doctors from around the world performing clinical tests and compiling data. Their findings were published recently and are nothing short of phenomenal!

Their findings are found in the document “Ivermectin in the prophylaxis and treatment of COVID-19” found herehttps://covid19criticalcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/FLCCC-Ivermectin-in-the-prophylaxis-and-treatment-of-COVID-19.pdf It is lengthy paper, so I will list them briefly here:

1) Multiple in-vitro studies have demonstrated that Ivermectin inhibits the replication (growth) of many viruses, including influenza, Zika, Dengue and others.

2) Ivermectin inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication and binding to host tissue via several observed and proposed mechanisms

3) Ivermectin has potent anti-inflammatory properties with in-vitro data demonstrating profound inhibition of both cytokine production and transcription of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), the most potent mediator of inflammation. (Cytokine production is the process of immunity causing extreme inflammation)

4) Ivermectin significantly diminishes viral load and protects against organ damage in multiple animal models when infected with SARS-CoV-2 or similar coronaviruses.

5) Ivermectin prevents transmission and development of COVID-19 disease in those exposed to infected patients.

6) Ivermectin hastens recovery and prevents deterioration in patients with mild to moderate disease treated early after symptoms.

7) Ivermectin hastens recovery and avoidance of ICU admission and death in hospitalized patients.

8) Ivermectin reduces mortality in critically ill patients with COVID-19.

9) Ivermectin leads to striking reductions in case-fatality rates in regions with widespread use.

10) The safety, availability, and cost of ivermectin is nearly unparalleled given its near nil drug interactions along with only mild and rare side effects observed in almost 40 years of use and billions of doses administered

The studies were done on three groups of people. First, on those showing no symptoms with Ivermectin used as a prophylaxis (preventative). Second, on those showing symptoms at home who visited outpatient clinics and on mildly symptomatic patients that were admitted to hospital. And third, on those in hospital with progressive respiratory symptoms. What they found was impressive enough to call Ivermectin a “wonder drug” to both prevent and treat Covid-19.

Group 1 – The largest study using Ivermectin as a preventative showed included 1,195 health care workers. They found that over a 3-month period, there were NO INFECTIONS recorded among the 788 workers that took weekly ivermectin prophylaxis while 58% of the 407 that did not had become ill with COVID-19. This study demonstrates that protection against transmission can be achieved among high-risk health care workers by taking 12mg once weekly
They also looked at the reduced community spread with and without Ivermectin. Spread of Cov-2 dropped by 50% in cities where it was used as a prophylaxis.

Group 2 –
3000 patients were tracked from outpatient visits showing mild signs of Cov-2 infection. Nearly none required admission after a round of Ivermectin, of those that did only .03% progressed to the point of mortality.

Group 3 –
In those admitted to hospital with severe symptoms, immediate treatment with Ivermectin showed 99.8% reduction in viral RNA after 48 hours, and even more impressive, 99.3% of patients recovered. That is a .07% fatality rate on patients with acute respiratory symptoms!

Their recommendation is as follows:
“Ivermectin, a widely used anti-parasitic medicine with known anti-viral and anti-inflammatory properties is proving a highly potent and multi-phase effective treatment against COVID-19. This manuscript comprehensively reviews the diverse and increasing amount of available evidence from studies on ivermectin which then concludes with the FLCCC consensus recommendation that ivermectin for both the prophylaxis and treatment of COVID-19 should be systematically and globally adopted with the achievable goal of saving countless lives and reversing the rising and persistent transmission rates in many areas of the world.”

With this ground-breaking research now presented to the WHO, CDC, and all major medical affiliations they now must choose. Do they maintain their allegiance to the pharmaceutical drug cartel and continue to allow people to die needlessly, or do they change their policies and advise ALL front-line doctors to treat every Covid-19 patient with Ivermectin immediately upon being admitted to hospital? The onus is on them to make the right choice, and the world is watching…

12/19/2020

Flu Season in Canada –

(Note: while (ovid-19 is not a flu in the technical sense, it is a viral infection that, for all intents and purposes, infects in a similar manner. Aside from normal flu symptoms, (ovid-19 seems to cause more serious illnesses in some people that are a higher risk for respiratory infections.)

I am going out on a limb and making a prediction. Now that Canada has the miraculous new (ovid va((ine, I predict that numbers of infections will begin to decrease early in the New Year. The va((ine will be celebrated as the only reason possible for these decreasing numbers, and most people will believe it since it will be broadcast on all mainstream news outlets. Those that study this data and know the truth will remain surprisingly silent (or silenced). Read on...

The flu is a seasonal occurrence, with predictable ebbs and flows. This has been studied for 100 years, and the data speaks for itself. It should come as a surprise to no one then that this “Second Wave” coincides with what is, for Canada, “flu season”. It certainly shouldn’t be a surprise to any of the “experts”, as it is what they base their projections of when and where to roll out their flu shot programs each and every year.

Regardless of its severity, flu season typically begins in October, peaks between December and February, and peters off in March or April. This is normal, and when looking at (ovid-19 numbers in Canada for all of 2020 it follows the identical track of every other flu season, not a mysterious and predicted “Second Wave” in any way. This applies to all countries reporting a resurgence of infections, as each has their own flu season based on geographical location. It is noted that as a new virus (ovid-19 did delay the normal tapering off of our flu season by a month or so in early 2020 as it entered the country and began circulating.

Data from: https://www.covid-19canada.com/

10/16/2020

Hamilton's Fish Farm and Graves freshmart are excited to present "Cooking with Chef Kevin Wagner."

Here is your chance to taste our rainbow trout and learn how to prepare our quality fish in a live cooking demo with Eating with Wisdom, Chef Kevin Wagner, a Registered Nutritional Consulting Practitioner. Visit Chef Kevin's page here: https://www.facebook.com/Eating-With-Wisdom-187029265124098

Kevin is well known throughout Southwest Nova Scotia for his years of exemplary foodservice, his practical approach to culinary instruction, and fastidious attention to detail.

Chef Kevin will be at Graves Freshmart in Bridgetown on Friday, October 30th, 2:00PM - 4:00PM offering FREE samples, and culinary knowledge.

Hope to see you there and please share this post with your friends and family.

08/15/2020

"Identifying how microbes improve immunotherapy is crucial to designing therapies with anti-cancer properties, which may include microbials," says McCoy. "The microbiome is an amazing collection of billions of bacteria that live within and around us everyday. We are in the early stage of fully understanding how we can use this new knowledge to improve efficacy and safety of anti-cancer therapy and improve cancer patient survival and well-being."

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20200813/Researchers-discover-how-gut-bacteria-help-the-immune-system-to-battle-cancerous-tumors.aspx

Researchers with the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases at the Cu***ng School of Medicine have discovered which gut bacteria help our immune system battle cancerous tumors and how they do it.

08/06/2020

https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/curious-pattern-in-coronavirus-infection-rate-emerges-hinting-it-can-burn-out-at-a-certain-point/news-story/d83445bad2f312f8a921b6e19b4fb625

08/02/2020

"When researchers tested blood samples taken years before the pandemic started, they found T cells which were specifically tailored to detect proteins on the surface of Covid-19. This suggests that some people already had a pre-existing degree of resistance against the virus before it ever infected a human. And it appears to be surprisingly prevalent: 40-60% of unexposed individuals had these cells."

What a shock to hear that an optimally functioning immune system with all it's defence mechanisms on alert for pathogens provides the best protection against viruses. OF COURSE IT DOES! How do you think we've survived in a world full of viruses and bacteria for millions of years?

I've been saying this since Day 1 of this latest pandemic, and I will say it again... the best defence against Covid-19 is a strong immune system! And I say "latest pandemic" because it certainly won't be the last. What happens next time, or the time after that? Will we have to hide in our caves and not go outside without a Hazmat suit on?

Have you heard one word about supporting your immune system on mainstream news media or coming from government websites? Nope... not one. Everything you hear talks about the increasing numbers of cases (a natural unavoidable phenomena), avoiding all possible human interaction (detrimental to our mental health as a social species), preaching about it's deadliness (to further enhance their message), and flat-out denial that there is any natural way to build or enhance immunity (as stated in an earlier release by the government approved Registered Dietitians).

Am I claiming to be an epidemiologist, or one got his degree from the Facebook School of Medicine that many people are labelling those who dare to publish anything other than the story being told? Nope! I do not claim to be trained in this or understand the specifics of how Covid-19 functions, but as the "experts" are quick to tell you, they are learning every day as well, and in my own way so am I.

What I am, however, is a 14-year survivor of incurable Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a holistically trained nutritionist (meaning I look at the entire mind-body-spirit beings that humans truly are), and one who has studied how to avoid a recurrence of my cancer for the past 14 years. I have researched nearly every natural immune enhancing possibility out there, and have compiled my own personal protocol of the ones that work the best, discarding any which are only hopeful and anecdotal. To say I have a vested interest in doing all I can for my own survival would be a gross understatement. Therefore, what I can tell you (backed by peer-reviewed research), is that there are dozens of ways you can naturally enhance your immune system including, as this article refers to, the activation of T cells that attack pathogens like Covid-19.

Am I denying that Covid-19 "can be" a deadly virus. Again, Nope! It's a particularly nasty respiratory virus that can be deadly for ANYONE with a compromised immune system, or otherwise susceptibility to it's effects. Sometimes, you don't know what those are until it's too late. And so, why wait? Here a couple takeaways from this article:

“Looking at Covid-19 patients – but also I’m happy to say, looking at individuals who have been infected but did not need hospitalization – it’s absolutely clear that there are T cell responses.”

And this, in reference to the elderly and their particular susceptibility... "Dwindling T cells might also be to blame for why the elderly are much more severely affected by Covid-19.

Hayday points to an experiment conducted in 2011, which involved exposing mice to a version of the virus that causes Sars. Previous research had shown that the virus – which is also a coronavirus and a close relative of Covid-19 – triggered the production of T cells, which were responsible for clearing the infection.

The follow-up study produced similar results, but the twist was that this time the mice were allowed to grow old. As they did so, their T cell responses became significantly weaker."

You do what you want and believe what you will, but I think I'll stick with what I've been doing for the past few years to combat ALL viruses, pathogens, and rogue cancer cells that want to invade or take me down. Support my immune system with holistic nutrition, avoid stress (also confirmed to kill your immunity), and live as healthy a lifestyle as I can. So far, so good...

While the latest research suggests that antibodies against Covid-19 could be lost in just three months, a new hope has appeared on the horizon: the enigmatic T cell.

07/27/2020

As a veteran in my own battle against incurable lymphoma, now at almost 14 years, I learned early on in my personal research how big a part vitamin D plays in bolstering our body's defences against cancer and many other diseases. It is a front line player when it comes to my natural cancer protocol for it's importance in gut absorption and immunity, but even more so for it's function in gene regulation that controls cell growth and death, the basis of cancer development.

A growing body of research is also showing that vitamin D might play some role in the prevention and treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, hypertension, glucose intolerance, multiple sclerosis, and other medical conditions. With vitamin D being called "the sunshine vitamin", is there a direct correlation between the widespread use of sunscreen, our stay-inside society, and the sad state of people's health we see today? I believe so, and the more I learn the more convinced I am. But more to the point of this post...

This new study from Israel has found that out of nearly 8000 people tested for Covid-19 those with adequate vitamin D levels tested negative, while those with vitamin D deficiency tested positive. They do not think that vitamin D stops people from catching the virus, but that it boosts the body’s ability to fight it once infected. This makes complete sense and confirms what I've known all along, that the best defence against viruses and pathogens is to enhance your immune system's ability to recognize and destroy them as quickly as possible.

There are some things you need to know before taking large amounts of vitamin D though. As a fat-soluble vitamin it requires fat of some kind to process it. Taking it with a liquid renders it nearly useless. Also, being fat-soluble it can and will store in body fat, so taking too much over time can build up excess, which is dangerous, although it takes A LOT over time to do so.

As always, I am here for your questions and can advise further if you wish...

'Sunshine' vitamin is like a steroid, researcher says, urging public to head outdoors; another scientist urges caution, saying other factors may be at play